Ganpati Bappa Moraya"

Been quite a long time since i really thought of posting some serious stuff out here...

Well, 3 months down, happily married i must say, am still basking in the glorious memories of being the much sought after bahu' n doting daughter.

For a Maharashtrian girl, the entire year post marriage brings hoards of festivals and social get togethers , all being her first as a married LADY now :) showered with loads n loads of blessings n gifts she enjoys all the attention to eternity.My sincere advice to all the just married ones, ladies this is a once in ur lifetime pampering period, enjoy it cherish it... :P

Duh... m speaking like a 100year old granny who seems to have been there n done that.

Well if u ask me,the real reason for me to be scribbling bits here on my blog today is that i've been missing out on all the colorful atmosphere that mustav build in and around Mumbai since a couple of weeks." yes the advent of the elephant headed god. Every devotees favourite, Ganpati Bappa.

Here in Van City,sitting right in front of my laptop screen, i have been reminiscing all the wonderful memories of this much awaited festival.I remember having run back from school as fast i could get home to just change and get back to the task of decorating the living room, helping dad put up all the "aaras " for Ganpati Bappa who would b arriving later that day.
Those were fun days. though i only had a day off from school i'd bunk the next one too, coz we had the Ganpati idol at our home for a day n a half "deed divas" to be precise.
College days were fun too.I had long back taken up a task of doing up all the decoration on my own.With a super smart lighting technician (my bro) helping me around of course with his super artistic comments we would some how as a team finish all the preparations till the Ganesh chaturthi eve.

Right now, all i have been doing is going through old pics :)
yes pics of me decorating, dad working, mom in the kitchen with the cooks getting stuff done, ajoba n aji praising our work of course :P...all the hullabaloo, the relatives n friends visits next day, Modak making, how can i forget that, thanks to mom i make fairly good Modak now :)
Last but not the least the visarjan...

Far from your own country, far from your people there are moments which make u miss out on all the wonderful things you have been through all these years.Here in this so beautifully planned disciplined city with equally helpful people all u tend to miss is the warm smiles of people back home...the grand celebrations, the crowds, the noise, the chants n cries...

a real Mumbaikar, that i have always bin..yeah i miss being there this time of the year :)

Getting nostalgic eh' well yeah is all i can say...n i bet there are loads of them like me out here who'd agree to what i have just said.

Ending my post here with a sincere bow to the Lord of Lords, Ganpati Bappa.

'Bappa Moraya'